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Eteocretan

Eteocretan proper noun: a pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.

Proper noun

Eteocretan

  1. A pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.

Origin of Eteocretan

From Ancient Greek Ἐτεόκρητες (Eteókrētes). By surface analysis, eteo- + Cretan.

Questions about Eteocretan

What does Eteocretan mean?
Eteocretan means a pre-Greek language attested in a few alphabetic inscriptions of ancient Crete.
What part of speech is Eteocretan?
Eteocretan is a proper noun.

Words near Eteocretan in the dictionary

  1. etem
  2. Etemenanki
  3. etendue
  4. eteo-
  5. Eteoclus
  6. Eteocretan
  7. Eteocypriot
  8. eteostic
  9. eteostics
  10. etepimeletic
  11. Etergino

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